Storm Eunice is bringing severe and damaging gusts this morning with Dublin currently under an orange wind alert.
The warning is also in place in Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Wicklow, Munster and Galway and will last until 11am.
Met Éireann is also warning of coastal flooding, while a number of southern counties are under a red wind alert. They include Cork, Kerry, Clare and Waterford.
#StormEunice as it approached Ireland overnight.https://t.co/Xg3aMJlyuS pic.twitter.com/P3dwoBffCD
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 18, 2022
Snow is also expected with blizzard-like conditions forecast for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon.
While the entire country is under a yellow snow and ice warning and a wind and rain alert.
.@MetEireann has issued a Status Orange Wind Warning & a Status Yellow Wind, Rain & Snow Warning for Dublin.
➡️Status Orange Warning from 3am Fri (tonight) until 11am Fri.
➡️Status Yellow Warning from 1am Friday (tonight) until 3pm Fri.
Further details below ⬇️ #StormEunice pic.twitter.com/dKz812hzhq
— Dublin City Council (@DubCityCouncil) February 17, 2022
Schools and colleges are expected to open in Dublin today but they will stay shut in nine other counties.
No Bus Eireann services will run this morning in Cork, Kerry and Clare until 10am due to the red wind warnings. While it won't operate buses in Waterford either until midday.
It follows Storm Dudley earlier this week which brought strong winds and rain.
Main image: Met Éireann twitter
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